The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-11-10
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
Items of Interest From Both Sides
of the Divide.
Notes Clipped and Condensed From
Exchanges Published Within
the Territory.


Exchanges Published Within
the Territory.
District court begins at Mlssoula, Mon
day, November IA.
Robert Garrett, with his party, is in
the Flathead Indian reservation, Mon
tana.
julius levy won $500 from Joe Wool
man, at Helena, on the New York elec-
ton.
Joseph Rondeau committed suicide at
Rimini, Saturday, by taking a dose of
morphine.
The Crows are again excited over re-
port Of a visit from the spirit Of Sword
bearer, the dead medicine man.
Western Union f1ices are now open for
commercial business at Fort Benton,
Fort Assinaboine and Great Falls.
Work is going forward on the road to
the Rocky Fork coal fields. One hun
dred more men have arrived there to go
to work within the last few days.
Joseph Pierce, an old-tim er of Helena,
and j. F. Heating, the Montana agent for
the Noble powder company, both died in
that city last night, of pneumonia.
Six bits reward is offered for the appre-
hension of the young ladies who unhitch-
ed the horse and buggy from in front of
the NJ E. church in Missoula on Hal
lowe'en.
George Booker has been appointed gen
eral manager of the Helena Water COM
pany (the East Side organization) in the
place of W. G.. Greathouse, resigned on
account of i'll health.
Independent, 9Th: Fred. II. Allison,
the Richlieu restaurant fakir, was ar
rested at Miles City, Saturday night, but
as be could not be held he was released
and went on his way rejoicing
Last Saturday the Crow war came to
an end. The military being drawn up in
line were fired upon by the Indians, a
soldier killed and another one wounded.
The troops returned the fire, kilil G
Swordbearer and five of his warriors.
The Indians then surrendered.
In the case of W. N. Baldwin, of Hell
ena, county treasurer of Lewis and Clarke
county, against J. E. Landsman, of Hell
ena, and H. A. Nachaun, of Rimini, for
carrying on gift lottery and prize dis
tribution in Rimini, adecision was rem
dered that merchants are permitted to
carry On such enterprises in connection
with selling goods, and the defendants
we're discharged.
An accident occurred in the Gagnon
mine, Butte, last Sunday night, by which
a man named Miles lost his life. He
had been i'll during the day, and while in
the skip became dizzy, and, losing bis
balance, fell a distance of $50 feet, smash
ing his head to pulp and killing him
instantly. The coroner's jury attached
no blame to the Gagnon company. The
deceased leaves a wife and child and an
aged mother in Butte.
Inter Mountain: Commencing Decem-
ber l, the Northern Pacific, in order to
meet the emergency presented by the
completion of the Montana Central, will
shorten up the passenger time between
Helena and st. Paul by about eighteen
hours. This will be done by the fast
trains stopping only at principal points
The trains will be extra. The only places
stopped at in Montana will be Garrison
Helena, Niles City and Glendive.
Independent J. D. Brown, telegraph
; operator for the Northern Pacific railroad
at Helena, registered at the Interna
tional hotel, St. Paul. On retiring to bee
he blew out the gas, and the fact was MOI
discovered until next morning, when thu
hotel clerk found the gas escaping from
a crack in the door of the room occupied
by Brown. As he could not be awakened
the door WAS broken omen and a nhvsi